DEFLOWERED

the stores were closing at market!market! so we decided to call it a night. angeli, tina and i went to the parking lot and fell in line for the fort bus. it arrived 10 mins later.

we got off 30 mins later. tina took a cab to malate, angeli and i walked what seemed like forever to buendia station. we were able to get off at cubao station after 20 mins because the train was slow. it was 9:57pm. angeli's dorm closes at 10pm so we dashed to lrt2 terminal as fast as our dead tired legs could carry us.

there were still people at the ticket booth so i thought she could still make it. when we got to the counter, the guy told us that the recto route is closed. angeli's way is the recto route. i heard panic in her voice. good thing ilonggos are everywhere. we managed to get directions from the baggage check guy and i accompanied angeli to the bus stop. there were no buses, only jeepneys. foul, tetanus inducing, vehicles of death type of jeepneys.

amidst the sea of cheap, moving metal ang blaring horns somewhere in cubao, we were able to spot her intended ride. she got on the front seat. i told her not to use her phone all throughput the ride. she told me to call her after 30 mins. please, she said. i heard the panic again.

i made my way to my own bus stop. i was sweating like a horse, my shirt clinging to my body and i was having difficulty walking because my feet were already chafed from walking.

before taking my last ride for home, i called her.

she said the jeepney ride took ages, but she's okay and was able to get in, they weren't that strict with the curfew.

angeli, welcome to manila.

PITY

you're happy. everything's great. you're on cloud nine.

but what's this?

you want me green with envy to validate your happiness.

you're happy. everything's great. you're on cloud nine.

that's so sad.

TITLE

this is my blog. meaning, i can do ANYTHING i want with it. like post my picture. like that. hahahahahaha!
my new hair. really.

couture way of saying: "feed me." haha!

FRANK

over the weekend, the news was all about Typhoon Frank unleashing it's wrath on my hometown, Iloilo. i had no idea there was a typhoon coming since the heat here in manila has been very unforgiving. that, and because i don't have a telly to update myself with the news.

saturday morning, june 21, 2008, i woke up at around noon to my ringing phone. ma was calling asking if isitrainingthere,becauseitishereandthewindisverystronganditseemslikeit'snotlettingup. she said that all in one breath. i was still groggy with sleep it took a minute for the barrage of words to sink it. i took a look outside my room door and could see rays of sun filtering through. dean and i still managed to go out for lunch and pick up a few DVDs.

*mario, dean's friend, messaged him if he knows someone from the disaster committee because cubay, jaro was sinking and he has cousins there.
*dean messaged jay, and jay said he didn't even know it was raining, he was at SM city.
*after a minute, jay sent another message saying that flood has entered the house.
*i asked ma how the dogs were, they're probably shivering.
*ma replied that well, they are also shivering because of fear that the rain won't stop.
*my housemate can't get through his family's mobile and he forgot their landline number.
*donna, who's just in alabang said the rain over their area was declared signal no.1

my interesting conversation with dirk deserves it's own section

dirk: padala ka d relief guds ha! grabeh d baha kag ulan!
zao: ayteh. gna baha ang lapuz ESTATE? yuck. cheap. ahaha! ang new jersey gne gna baha na man to. ahaha! t imbis iburn mo imo moni ihatag na lang da sa refugees.
dirk: blan mo wala pa d mpa kay-o amon nga sewage system ang gna istaran bla ni splintr et da teenage mutant ninja turtles! grbe d hangin kag ulan ay fwerte
zao: o gne ga txt man c mama... nag hulaw na man kuno.. init d ya gne kgna sang ugto. mga sini lang nga gab-i nag ulan gamay... hehehe
dirk: ah! mau da eh! ok na now but blak out! wla gd d ubrahon kag lamig pa ha ha ha

dirk: t kita mo tv ang sitwasyon dri?
zao: wala ko load gbi. teh mapadala na ko da canned guds kag used clothing? whehe! ga gwa csf xa ilong ko sang review.
dirk: ah! rhinorrhea na cya f my CSF sa ilong mo! my glucose na 4 sure... ha ha t gabaha da?
zao: wala review kahapon k baha espana. init na d. wla kpa da namudmod moni mo?
dirk: wla pa k basa d ang mga strets d! tpos nko d panghatag ah k? brand new tanan hatag ko!

***

i watched The 11th Hour while Frank was lashing away. i picked up food for thought.

"when you look at the history of humanity, it's basically a relationship between the two most complicated systems on earth, human society and nature and whether people have in fact lived in good balance in that regard. When they don't, they're gone. At the end of the day when we all talk about saving the environment, in a way, it's misstated because the environment is going to survive. We're the ones who may not survive or we may survive in a world where we don't want to live in."

"what if we choose to eradicate ourselves from this earth, by whatever means? The earth goes nowhere and in time it will regenerate.. and all the lakes will be pristine, the rivers, the waters, the mountains, everything will be green again, it will be peaceful. there may not be people but the earth will regenerate, and you know why? because the earth has all the time in the world... and we don't."

i hope the aftermath of Frank won't only make us focus on our faulty drainage systems, our inept politicians, our repair bill, etc. i hope we realize why this happened, and why it's this intense.

earth is hurting. unless we get the message, unintentionally, it's gonna hurt us back.

GREENPEACE

i signed up for today!!!

i bought ywo DVDs a month ago, An Inconvenient Truth and The 11th Hour. i've yet to see it but i know they both have one message: we pull our weight to save the environment or make like the dinosaurs. it's your choice. i have decided to join mother nature's army.

THE HISTORY OF GREENPEACE

01 September 1971
North Pacific Ocean Canada
Dave Birmingham raises Greenpeace sail on Phyllis Cormack.

In 1971, motivated by their vision of a green and peaceful world, a small team of activists set sail from Vancouver, Canada, in an old fishing boat. These activists, the founders of Greenpeace, believed a few individuals could make a difference.

Their mission was to "bear witness" to US underground nuclear testing at Amchitka, a tiny island off the West Coast of Alaska, which is one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions.
Amchitka was the last refuge for 3000 endangered sea otters, and home to bald eagles, peregrine falcons and other wildlife.

Even though their old boat, the Phyllis Cormack, was intercepted before it got to Amchitka, the journey sparked a flurry of public interest.

The US still detonated the bomb, but the voice of reason had been heard. Nuclear testing on Amchitka ended that same year, and the island was later declared a bird sanctuary.
Today, Greenpeace is an international organisation that prioritises global environmental campaigns.

Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Greenpeace has 2.8 million supporters worldwide, and national as well as regional offices in 41 countries.

click on title above for more information.

Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice.It needs solutions.It needs change.It needs action.Greenpeace exists because you care about the environment. "So what are you waiting for?A certain shade of green?"-incubus

CRAP

well, i decided to reply for the last time to mr. calford's email, just to see where it's going to lead.

MY REPLY

Thu, 6/19/08 8:53PM
to:Mr.Thomas Calford mr.thomascalford@yahoo.com
subject: Re: TREAT AS URGENT
message:

Hi Mr. Calford,

I think i'll come down to Nigeria. I want to have a vacation anyway. I'll talk to my lawyer about getting a visa. i'll email you before i leave.

HIS REPLY

Fri, 6/20/08 1:38AM
from: Mr.Thomas Calford mr.thomascalford@yahoo.com
subject: MY RESPONSE
message:

Hello My Dear ,

I have received your mail and i understand what youhave said. On That note,I want to inform you that the Payment you are to make is for the services of the Attorney that will sign these Two Classified Documents on yourbehalf which is been needed by the Bank for theImmediate Release of your Funds to you.

However,I have also spoken with your Attorney and heinformed that he must receive your Payment for hisservices to you before he can enter the Federal HighCourt of Nigeria and sign these Documents for you.

I also wish to inform you that the Money cannot bededucted from your Funds because,your Cheque is written in your name, as such no body has the Powers tocash your cheque till it is transfered to you.On thatnote,No amount of Money can be deducted from it.

I also wish to inform you that i cannot afford to makethe payment for you because my salary is being payedinto my account in Australia,as such i do not haveenough Money now to pay for the Attorney on yourbehalf.

Therefore,I advice you to try your best and make thepayment as soon as possible to enable your Attorney sign these Two Classified Documents needed by the Bank forthe Immediate Release of your Funds to you.I hope you do understand.I shall await your Urgent Response.

Best Regards,
Mr.Thomas Calford.


DUH.

CHICANERY

[shi-key-nuh-ree, chi-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -er·ies.

1. trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job.

2. a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade.
—Synonyms 1. fraud, deception, knavery. 2. evasion.Noun

3. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)


FOLLOW MY THREAD.


Tue, 6/10/08 7:12pm
from:AUSTRALIA LOTTERY INC. mrthomas121@luckymail.com.
subject: CONGRATULATIONS

10/06/2008
Ref:575061725
Batch:8056490902/188
Winning no:KB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS!

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the10th of June 2008 from the Australian International Lotteryprogramme.This is fully based on an electronic selection of winnersusing their e-mail addresses.

Your name was attached toTicket number; 575061725 8056490902 serial number 6741137002 .

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 4-13-33-37-42 bonusNumber 17, which consequently won the lottery in the secondCategory.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$500,000.00 (FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this Category.

All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses fromCanada, Australia, United States, Asia,Europe,Middle East, AfricaAnd Oceania as part of our international promotions programWhich is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted andSponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part oftheir social responsibility to the citizens in the communities wherethey have operational base.

Further more your details (e-mailAddress) falls within our European representative office inAmsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize ofUS$500,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch officein NIGERIA.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducially agent,MR. THOMAS CALFORD

at;(mr.thomascalford@yahoo.com)

To file for your claim please quote your Date ofdraw, Reference Number, Batch Number and Winning Number, which can beFound on the top-left corner of this message.Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before the 30th of june2008; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventuallyDonated to charity.

Congratulations once again on your winning!Best RegardsTHOMAS CALFORD(For co-ordinator)PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT:(mr.thomascalford@yahoo.com)

now, i have received a lot of emails that told me i have something. even when you are just surfing a website, a pop-up will appear congratulating you on being the 100th visitor, etc. i have also received a similar type of email last year, and it stated up front on the first email that it's from Nigeria. this one opted to be coy. so i decided to do a little experiment. how many emails must i send for them to ask me to shell out money? oh i have read news about these things before. i read it on Reader's Digest 3 years back and on one essay by Jessica Zafra. i just wanted to know what tactics they'll use to gain your trust, why some people still fall for this crap.


MY REPLY:

Mon, 6/16/08 3:31 AM
to: mr.thomascalford@yahoo.com
subject: lottery
message:

10/06/2008
Ref:575061725
Batch:8056490902/188
Winning no:KB8701/LPRC

is this for real? how do i claim it?


HIS REPLY:

Mon, 6/16/08 10:10AM
from: Mr.Thomas Calford mr.thomascalford@yahoo.com
subject: SEND YOUR INFORMATION
message:

FROM THE DESK OF MR. THOMAS CALFORDREGIONAL CLAIMS AGENTAUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME.

Regional Claims Verification OfficeMarina,Lagos State - Nigeria
Contact:+234-806-8367-473

This is to inform you that our office as the regional Coordinator ofAustralian lottery zoned under West African Branch has been duly notified ofyour winning.

I am MR. THOMAS CALFORD the fiduciary agent assignedto your case.

I wish to congratulate you on your winning this year's cashprize award totalling Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars($500,000.00 USD).

Your email address was amongst those chosen duringthe promo program from our new Java-based software thatrandomly selects email addresses from the web from which winners areselected.

You may be surprised that you received the Notification withoutapplying for our lottery promo. Please note that this lottery is sponsored bythe MICROSOFT COMPANY AND THE BMW MOTTO COMPANYas their end of the year promotion and also their social welfare to theindividuals in areas where they have operational base.

The lottery was conducted electronically by selecting over 100,000 emailaddresses from where your email emerged winner of this years cash prize award.You are required to forward the following details to help process yourwinning Certificate, which will facilitate the releaseof your $500,000.00 USD to you.

Make sure all information is correct and to the bestof your knowledge to avoid termination of your prize.

1. First Name:
2. Middle Name:
3. Last Name:
4. Address:
5. City:
6. State/Province:
7. Zip Code:
8. Mobile Phone Number:
9. Home Phone Number:
10. Fax Number:
11. Occupation:
12. Sex:
13. Age:
14. Country:

Return immediately so that we can process your file and have your moneytransferred to you. Once again, Congratulations!

MR. THOMAS CALFORD(Fiduciary Claims Agent.)
Contact +234-806-8367-473

well, dragging MICROSOFT's name into this may make them sound authentic, since i am using MS. but i've never bought, used or got inside any BMW's. the information they asked seemed harmless enough so i replied.


MY REPLY:

Tue, 6/17/08 12:13 AM
to: Mr.Thomas Calford mr.thomascalford@yahoo.com
subject: Re: SEND YOUR INFORMATION
message:

1. First Name: Maria
2. Middle Name: Zarina
3. Last Name: Cruz
4. Address: 11 Sta Isabel St.
5. City: Pasig
6. State/Province: Pasig
7. Zip Code: 1600
8. Mobile Phone Number: -
9. Home Phone Number: -
10. Fax Number: -
11. Occupation: Nurse
12. Sex: F
13. Age: 27
14. Country: Philippines

HIS REPLY:

Tue, 6/17/08 1:24PM
from: Mr.Thomas Calford mr.thomascalford@yahoo.com
subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INFORMATION
message:

Dear Maria Zarina Cruz,

This is to inform you that your information has been received in goodcondition and all the necessary information has been forwarded to ourCorrespondent Bank.

As you were made to know in your first letter of Notification of Winning,your play coupon falls within our European representative office in AmsterdamHolland,and your prize will be released to you from our regional branch office in NIGERIA.

Consequently,your Prize of US$500,000.00 will be released from ourCorrespondent Bank in Nigeria,which Pays all the Lucky winners that falls within this region.

The Bank is UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

The Final processing of your prize release is going on right now.Therefore you shall contact the bank immediately to inform you on further details.I also advice you to follow any procedures they inform you with for the quickrelease of your cash prize.

Bank Contact:claimdep.unionbank@yahoo.com

A copy of your Winners Certificate has been attached to you in this mail,confirm your information and get back to me .Always keep me informed with the results of your contact with the bank.Once again, I congratulate you on your winning!

Yours sincerely,Mr.Thomas Calford(Regional Claims Agent.)

HERE'S MY WINNER'S CERTIFICATE






i didn't give out any phone number in case they get pissed at me in the end when i won't reply anymore, and all they can get their hands on is my mobile phone load. they'll eat my minutes everytime i load! NO! haha! nad oh, CRUZ? ahahaha! and this is the winner's certificate? and i won in an AUSTRALIAN lottery. now they tell me the bank is in NIGERIA? get a grip. curiosity got the better of me, so i emailed the bank in Nigeria.


MY REPLY:

Tue, 6/17/08 11:35PM

to: claimdep.unionbank@yahoo.com
subject: australian lottery

message:
i was told by mr thomas calford to contact you for my raffle prize.

HIS REPLY:

Wed, 6/18/08 3:04AM
from: claimdep.unionbank@yahoo.com
subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
message:

THIS MESSAGE FROM THE UNION BANK PLC NIGERIA IS FOR THE SOLE USE OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENT(S) AND MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION.ANY REVIEW, USE, DISTRIBUTION OR DISCLOSURE BY OTHERS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT (OR AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE FOR THE RECIPIENT),PLEASE CONTACT THE SENDER BY REPLY EMAIL AND DELETE ALL COPIES OF THIS MESSAGE.

OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC 36 MARINA LAGOS, NIGERIA Tel + 234-802-275-2184P.O.BOX 70381, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.

ATTENTION:MARIA ZARINA CRUZ ,
Be informed that this bank have received from your regional Claims Office your Application Form for Payment and your winning files as well. Therefore we have commenced processing for the payment of $500,000USD, which is your entitled sum deposited with our Bank The transfer will be based on the information provided in your Application form and everything must go in accordance with the ethics and policy of our banking regulation. Union Bank Plc has a standing tradition of recognizing and protecting the privacy of its customers. The Bank maintains strict privacy policies to reasonably safeguard customer information from unauthorized intrusions.

Union Bank Plc focus primarily on the protection of customer information which customers reasonably expect to be kept private. Customer information is information that when associated with a particular customer, identifies that customer. Union Bank Plc will collect customer information in accordance with statutory provisions and banking regulations that may be laid down from time to time by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or any of its Banking Regulatory Bodies.

Union Bank will not disclose customer information derived from its customers, including customer names and addresses, except the consent of the customer is expressly given or except as required by search warrant, subpoena, or other legal processes. This are our policy and we work strictly by those rules to safeguarding the information of our customers. There is also need for confidentiality from your part until your transfer has been effectively carried out.

BANK TRANSFER STATEMENT

***INPUT MESSAGE TYPE: Customer Transfer

***ORDERING CUSTOMER: Australian Lottery Inc.

***TRANSACTION REFERENCE NO: 105B0439401

***AMOUNT WON: $500,000.00 ***CURRENCY CODE: US Dollars ($)

THIS TRANSFER INVOLVES TWO OPTIONS:
A. BANK TO BANK TRANSFER: THIS INVOLVES TRANSFERING THE TOTAL SUM OF $500,000.00 INTO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT..

B. CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT: THIS OPTION INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL SUM OF $500,000.00 THROUGH A CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT. THIS WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS VIA COURIER SERVICE AND YOU ARE TO CASH CHEQUE IN YOUR BANK UPON RECEIPT OF DELIVERY.

In your application form we received the information below and we are presenting it to you for your reconfirmation, we advise you make corrections or modification if necessary because we shall process your winning prize with the information you provided in the application form. We are hence not liable for errors made by you typographically or otherwise.

BENEFICIARY’S INFORMATION

BENEFICIARY'S NAME :MARIA ZARINA CRUZ
BENEFICIARY'SADDRESS:11 STA ISABEL ST. PASIG. PHILIPPINES
BENEFICIARY'S PHONE :..................................
BENEFICIARY'S BANK NAME:..................
BENEFICIARY'S BANK ADDRESS...........

BENEFICIARY'S ACCOUNT NUMBER......

MODE OF TRANSFER..................................

You are required to provide the following legal document and certificate to us to enable us process for your transfer.

1,AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.
2,FUND RELEASE ORDER FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT.

3,WINNERS CERTIFICATE OF CLAIM

4,MODE OF IDENTIFICATION(IDENTIFICATION CARD,INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS LICENSE OR PASSPORT)

Therefore for the further processing of your transfer you are required to get back to us on the receipt of this email and you are required to furnish us with Mode of Transfer of your Choice. We also attached a Scanned Copy of your Cheque to you.

As soon as we received the above mention document and certificate of claim, your winning fund of $500,000,00 United State Dollar(USD)will be transfered electronically to with any Mode of Transfer of your Choice.. These Documents must be provided to the Bank within 4working Days to enable us Update your Transfer. On behalf of the Board of Directors, Workers and Staffs of Union Bank Plc, I congratulate you on your winning and encourage you to make judicious use of your prize. For more details,please contact us immediately or call , +234- 8086298529.We are open Monday to Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm and Saturday 8.00am - 3.00pm.

BEST REGARDS, RICHARD WAGNER. (MR) DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE & CASH TRANSFER DEPARTMENT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

HERE'S MY CHEQUE

check out the cheque.. so blue.. hahaha! i wanted to continue the correspondence but i don't want to provide any personal numbers and most of all, my passport or any photo! so i took their bait.

MY REPLY:

Wed, 6/18/08 4:19AM

to: Union Bank Plc claimdep.unionbank@yahoo.com

subject: Re: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

message:

i don't know where to get the affidavit of claim and fund release order.

THEIR REPLY:

Wed, 6/19/08 4:11AM

from:Union Bank Plc claimdep.unionbank@yahoo.com

subject: MAIL: UNION BANK

message:

THIS MESSAGE FROM THE UNION BANK PLC NIGERIA IS FOR THE SOLE USE OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENT(S) AND MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION.ANY REVIEW, USE, DISTRIBUTION OR DISCLOSURE BY OTHERS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT (OR AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE FOR THE RECIPIENT),PLEASE CONTACT THE SENDER BY REPLY EMAIL AND DELETE ALL COPIES OF THIS MESSAGE.

OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC 36 MARINA LAGOS, NIGERIA Tel + 234 8086298529P.O.BOX 70381, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.

ATTENTION:MARIA ZARINA CRUZ , WE HAVE CONFIRMED THE RECEIPT OF YOUR MAIL.
WE HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THE RECEIPT OF YOUR BANKING DETAILS WE REQUIRE FOR THE TRANSFER.HOWEVER,WE SHALL OFFSET THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS TO YOU AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE 1.) AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.2.) FUND RELEASE ORDER FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT. THESE TWO CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS ARE THE REMAINING DOCUMENTS THAT WE REQUIRE FROM YOU BEFORE WE CAN OFFSET THE TRANSFER.

THEREFORE,WE ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT,MR.THOMAS CALFORD.HE WILL INFORM YOU ON HOW THESE DOCUMENTS SHALL BE PROCURED AND FORWARDED TO US BEFORE THE FOUR DAYS DURATIONS THAT WE GAVE TO YOU EXPIRES.

BEST REGARDS, RICHARD WAGNER.

MR) DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE & CASH TRANSFER DEPARTMENT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC

***

Thu, 6/19/08, 4:13AM

from: Mr.Thomas Calford mr.thomascalford@yahoo.com

subject: TREAT AS URGENT

message:

Hello My Dear ,

Compliments of the day.I have been waiting to hear from you concerning your contact with the Bank.I called the Bank and they have forwarded to me a copy of the mail they sentto you .On that note,I have been trying to contact you on phone but theconnection keeps on failing.

I wanted to speak with you to clarify you on the Banks Requirements .Prior tothat,I wish to let you know that you should not worry your self about theBank's Requirements,I assure you that all the Documents they need from you toenable them transfer your Funds to you shall be secured and forwarded to themin no distant time.

However,I am Writing you with regards to the Mail the Bank sent to you.They required the following Documents from you

An Affidavit of Claim

Fund Release Document

Your Winners Certificate

An Identification in form of a Passport or A driver's License

I want to inform you that I have already forwarded a copy of your Winners Certificateto the Bank on your behalf.You can also provide them with any mode of Photograph you have for identification.They require these Documents to prove to them that you are the BonafideBeneficiary of the Prize ,so do not worry your self about that.

You may be required to know that by virtue of section 7;subsection 2, paragraph 3 of the Drug bill of Federal Republic of Nigeria1985, transfer of large sums of money worth $10,000.00 and more, will havean Affidavit of Claim sworn to show that it does not have anything to do withillegal DUTIES and Drug-related transaction of any kind. A certificate tocertify that the fund is drug free and will be issued by theDirectorate of the NATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF NIGERIA (NDLEA)andit shall be signed by you on an Attorney in the Federal High Court of Nigeriaas well as the Fund Release Order.

However,I want to let you know that these Documents are property of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, so it is either you come down to Nigeria to Sign these Documents or Attorney shall sign them on your behalf.On that note,you need to come down to come down to Nigeria to sign these Documents in the Federal High Court of Nigeria.So, can you be able to make it down to Nigeria? If you can ,then you inform meabout your coming.

On the other hand,If you cannot come down to Nigeria,then you inform me so weshall employ the services of an Accredited Attorney .The Attorney will standfor you in the Federal High Court of Nigeria and sign these Documents on yourbehalf.

His Name is BARR. FRED DIKE

I have Notified him on the Issue and he informed me that he shall be payed thesum of $680 for his services (Service Fee)to you before he can stand for youand sign the Documents in the Federal High Court of Nigeria.

On that note,I want you to decide on the option you prefer,if you come downto Nigeria,your total expenditure in Nigeria,both your Flight Ticket,Accommodation and Feeding may cost you up to 4000$ that is, if you have yourvisa.Or will you Like to employ the services of an Attorney?If you prefer thatof the Attorney,then you Locate any Western Union Transfer Location and makethe payment in the Names of the Attorney with the following details:

RECEIVER'S NAME: FRED DIKE

RECEIVER'S ADDRESS: NIGERIA

SENDER'S NAME:...................

SENDER'S ADDRESS:.............

MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER:..........

SECRETE QUESTION: How are you?

SECRETE ANSWER: Fine

After Payment ,you shall send to me the Payment Details through Email to enable Your Attorney confirm your payment and get these Documents Processed in the High Court Tomorrow so that i can forward them to the Bank on your behalffor your Fund Release.I will also send a Copy to you for your confirmation.

I hope you do understand.I want you to give me a call on my direct line as soon as you have read this mail.+234-806-836-7473 for More clarification on the State of things.Waiting in Anticipation for your Response.

Best Regards,

Mr. Thomas Calford

Regional Claims Agent
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BINGO! just as i've read. they're gonna ask money first and if you give in, or be gullible enough, they'll bleed you dry and that $500,000 will never see the light of day.

what a load of CRAP! first, "mr.calford's" heading: "hello my dear ,"? my dear what?

second, he was trying to call me? i didn't give out any phone number!

third, really, offering to meet me in Nigeria? and i've just given out i'm from the Philippines. and all the talk about what my expenses will be if i go there? he's doing a Catch-22 on me.

so this is the last email. i did not respond anymore, coz i was just waiting for the email where they'll ask me to shell out money. or i could. i could say i'll just meet them in Nigeria. hmm.. will keep you posted.

HOPE NO ONE FALLS FOR THIS ANYMORE. LIFE IS HARD, AND EASY MONEY WILL ALWAYS BE A LURE. AS THEY SAY, IF IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT REALLY IS.

CYCLE 1

ELYSE SEWELL


ADRIANNE CURRY
these two are my most favorite girls to come across ANTM so far. maybe because they are from cycle 1, which made them a little real. the succeeding cycles seem a bit scripted. but i still watch it anyways hehe..

Elyse has modelling gigs all over Europe and Asia while Adrianne is already married, posed for Playboy twice, and dissed Tyra Banks. Click on their names to access their blogs.

44

ALLOW ME TO BE MUSHY..

You Would Pick Your Boyfriend Again!

While the initial new couple spark has faded for you two, You've built upon your attraction - and formed a deep love. And although things are never perfect, they're usually pretty great. So don't let your eye wander. You've got the best catch for you, at home.

Your Love Life is Like The Princess Bride

"Since the invention of the kiss, there have only been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind." For you, love is like a fairy tale - albeit a fairly twisted one. You believe romance is all about loyalty, faith, and a good big of goofy fun. Your love style: Idealistic yet quirky Your Hollywood Ending Will Be: Perfectly romantic

API 44 MONTHS BIE! AMWAAH!!!

FLATTERY

hmm..

on my friendster profile, i placed there:

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
well, well, well... i am SO flattered today. *inta laugh*

OLIO

well, Lakers did win game 3, but dang, they sucked big time on game 4. they were leading by 18 points in the 3rd quarter, and i dunno what happened, but not only was Celtics able to catch up but they were also able to snatch the lead and eventually win.

dean: o ara naman c kobe, buwaya. "me" mode naman. teh.

i don't think that Kobe was being selfish or anything. maybe because they were trailing, he took it upon himself to even the score. oh, how he failed. i guess in this case, home court advantage was lost somewhere in the 4th quarter. *sigh* that's the whole Narnia Chronicles down the drain.
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i watched a lot of DVD's the last two days. i saw:

Stardust
a surprisingly funny film. i didn't catch it when it was running at the local cinemas because i thought it would be one of those hyped up fantasy film that would drag on forever. i liked the humor. and i liked the lead guy more when he grew long hair (hehe). i would like to replace Claire Danes though. i don't know with who but i just think she isn't "star" enough for the role.

BABEL
zao: ay yuck, tanawa bala tsura ni brad pitt, tigulang na gid xa.
dean: sa make -up lang na.
zao: make-up, may wrinkles?
dean: oo sa make-up lang na.
zao: si gael na? ay, kanami cmu mag pili movie bie ah, LAAAV mu gid ko ya.. hihihi!

oh yeah, through this movie, i discovered that if you click on ENGLISH as your subtitle, the words appear in french. when you click on CHINESE, the subtitles are in english. who said it's hard to learn chinese? it's just like english! haha!

The Lives of Others ( a german film that won an academy award for best foreign language film 2006)
the film's setting is Germany before the fall of the Berlin wall, where the population was monitored by the Secret Police. it goes that people in power control ordinary people's lives.
the story involved bugging a writer's home because a top brass has the hots for the writer's main squeeze.
what appalls me is that the woman here allows herself to be used by the pig cleverly disguised in a tux. climbs into bed with the honcho and goes home to her boyfriend afterwards, like nothing happened. sure, she scrubs her skin raw, but you can't scrub guilt away.
i'm not saying this to be nominated for sainthood, but man, it's just disgusting.
anyway, on a positive note, this is another film wherein, if yielded properly, women can use sex for power. hmm... does our president know this? oh shit, that's obscene.
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i finished watching ANTM cycle 10. for the first time, a full figured model bagged the top model crown. i'm not sure about this. everything just screamed "FAKE!" to me.

• it's ANTM's 10th cycle. it's like an achievement. i think that Tyra Banks just want to have something mark that, thus a full figured top model.
• Whitney, the winner, had more less flattering photos than the others although she really has a very gorgeous face.
• she was up against Anya, who won a lot of challenges, who looked and walked the part, and who also has compassion to boot. there wasn't enough footage of whitney shown during the early part of the season.
• she was on the chopping block 4 times and the first two, she deserved to stay but when she was on the bottom two with Katarzyna, she should've been the one to go. the show projected that Katarzyna is forgettable, doesn't have personality, etc. i don't think whitney was able to show her personality either, and when you are a model, does it really matter? aren't you just told to shut up and smile?
• she wanted to revolutionize the fashion industry by being the first full figured model. can she really do that? in a portion control impaired America, won't it just encourage them to upsize everything?

i have nothing against whitney or full figured people for that matter. if i have, i wont try to gain weight. i just think she's gonna have a few problems along the way. she can ace photo shoots, but i think runways are a different story. and they say doing runway is when you'll feel that you are a model, because actresses can do photo shoots too. i remember her saying:

".. i don't know if there's anything here that'll fit me, because the dresses are sample sizes.."

i do hope she accomplishes what she wanted to do. i'd hate for her to be just a prop to Tyra's fattening TV career.

HODGEPODGE

i'm experiencing blogger's block now.

i'm not officially a writer, so i won't call it writer's block. and "blogger's block" sounds more personalized..hehe

i dont' have one cohesive thought!

let's see... well...

1. i'm in the process of watching ANTM cycle 10.
2. i went out with my PGH barkada this afternoon.
3. i found out i wasn't filed for H1-B last April, which, i'm thankful for. (means i can still switch to another agency without glitch)
4. i have a backlog of 5 chapters for my self-imposed review
5. damn procrastination! note to self: weed it out!!!
6. LAKERS better win game 3! CPK ICE CREAM AT STAKE!!!

will try to organize thoughts in the next 24 hours. need to sleep now.

*SIGH*

JOHNNY DEPP.

Johnny Depp.

me likey. haha!

KURT COBAIN.

hello?! he's the father of grunge!

i can be necrophiliac. haha!

BRANDON BOYD.

paints.

writes songs and poetry.

fantagasmic voice!

half-naked. oh, i can't go on...

AND THE LATEST ADDITION,

BEN BARNES!

look at the picture. need i say more?

HMM.. INTERESTING THAT THE ONES I'M MOST INTERESTED IN RIGHT NOW HAVE THE SAME INITIALS: B.B.

I'M SUCH A SUCKER FOR GUYS WITH LONG HAIR.. NYAHAHAHA!

PRINCE CASPIAN... oh yeah, and NARNIA

at Robinsons Galleria cineplex lobby..

zao: hala, teh 7:30pm pa ang 21.. ano tanawon ta, Narnia na lang?

dean: ikaw ah.

zao: ngek. pwede man k lapit na lang ho, 6:15pm. nakapoy na ko mag lakat.

dean: ikaw ah.

yes we, er, i decided that we watch Narnia. after purchasing tickets, we still had time to spare..

dean: bakal ta drinks.

zao: ang dako lang, ma share lang ko cmu.

dean: teh coke akon baklon.

zao: ngek. teh cge eh, iced tea akon.

dean: gusto mo popcorn?

zao: indi ko magkaon popcorn. busog pa ko.

dean: ang gamay lang eh.

we found our seats and settled in, started eating popcorn

zao: shet! mayo lang nag tan-aw ta Narnia nu.. hambal ko gid daw manami sya nga movie.
dean: hm, crush mo lang ya si Caspian.

zao: wahahahahaa! huo! hihihi!

eating popcorn.

dean: na anu ni tupad ko man? tanan na lang ya hambal ya sa tupad ya.

zao: hambala bala nga mahipos.

zao: grabbing dean's hair ang rubbing it on her face, does it everytime Caspian appears on screen and giggles uncontrollably.

du gago c Peter no? may attitude problem.
c Susan daw si Janeane Garofalo.

dean: cnu na ya?

zao: ang sa 100 Cigarettes bla.

tanawa bla ila buhok. si Peter, emo. si Caspian, rakista. wehehehe!

dean: reaching into the popcorn bucket and finding it empty

abi ko indi ka magkaon popcorn?

zao: hihihi! gka tense ko daan sa movie.. ga dasig hamal ko.. namit gle? wehehehe!

after the movie...

zao: baw mayu lang Narnia gin pili ta tanawon nu? wehehehehe!

dean: nalipay ka lang k gwapo si Caspian.

zao: hihihihihihihihihi!

while walking to Metrowalk...

dean:bie, hinay lang b, blan ga sakit kilid ko pro..

zao: teh mauna lang ko eh, hulaton ta lang ka to.

dean: haha! ano ang point nga mauna ka k hulaton mo man lang ko to?

zao: teh para kabakal na ko eh, ma close na cla karon.

dean: ano baklon mo haw?

zao: Narnia nga una eh.

dean: teh wala man na da si Caspian.

zao: teh cge lang, dali tabok taaaa!!!

FINALLY

i think i know why i'm having a hard time writing about SEX AND THE CITY. it's because i have mixed feelings bout it. did i say i have mixed feelings about it? i have mixed feelings about it. just in case you didn't get it. hahaha!

also i think that i have a lot of things i want to say at once that i find it hard to string my sentences together to get one coherent paragraph. so i'll just do it in bullets. randomly.

• i was very excited to see the movie. what i never thought i'd see again comes back, out of the idiot box and onto the big screen! YEY!


• i was getting more excited as the opening credits rolled. as someone who saw all 6 seasons, i can totally remember the snippets of scenes which the opening credits are peppered with.


• i was also all the more excited that all the original cast decided to reprise their role. even the house help, magda. imagine if there would've been a different Samantha.. the horror!!!


• as the movie wore on, i think that the title should've been CARRIE AND THE CITY. tsk.


• the series was about the lives of them four girls, and it should've translated to the big screen. although each character have their own stories, it always comes back to carrie, carrie,carrie! that horsefaced git!


• Kim Cattrall is F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S as Samantha Jones. i don't think anyone can fill Sam's shoes the way she can.


• i hate MTRCB. there were a lot of scenes that were cut so as to give the movie a PG-13 rating.


• it seems that the movie also doubled as an advertising vehicle. from shoes to bags, there's couture at every turn.


• dean said (i made him watch.haha!) the scenes were predictable. like the part where Carrie was thinking of her email password and accidentally knocked her things over, picking up the keychain that Louise gave her. tsk tsk.


• i think the penthouse apartment they bought was also Big's apratment in the series. i remember the episode where Big left Carrie a plane ticket on the floor because he moved to Napa.


• why the hell did they have to include a fashion week scene there?? oh yeah. sponsors.

SCENES I REALLY LIKED:

• they got to mexico and carrie was looking in the mirror and took off her sunglasses. SHE LOOKED LIKE SHIT. haha! i liked it because it's real. i think women everywhere will relate to that scene. you will look like shit after a break-up. especially when it happens on your wedding day.


• Big saw Carrie and both their cars stopped in the middle of the street. they both get out and Carrie slaps Big with her bouquet over and over and over again. there was no background music. you could feel Carrie's anger and pain.


• Samantha was standing, ready to give a toast to Carrie and Big at their rehearsal dinner, and a guy kept interrupting. See the movie. hahaha!


• hell, any scene with Samantha in it. hahaha!

i read somewhere that although they were able to sign up all the original cast, fashion labels, etc., they forgot to hire writers. haha! if Samantha's lines failed to make me laugh, i would've thought the same thing. dean shared his input: "feeling ko lain ang writers nila sa series kag ang sa movie."

yeah. c'mon, let's go watch the entire 6 seasons again. i'll fix us some cosmopolitans.

TWISTED

when the electricity bill arrived, i almost had a heart attack.

when the phone bill arrived, i think someone gave me an upper cut with their foot. haha!

got it from the trailer for Adam Sandler's new movie.

so in an effort to save money by saving power, i bought a book.

wait. did i actually save money by spending on something to save money?

i'm having a headache. pass the scotch, please.

haha!

anyways, i decided on Jessica Zafra's latest, Twisted 8.

i haven't finished it yet but i already got a few laughs. i just love her cynicism! haha! i've added her page link on the side.

and yes, i'm still putting off writing about SEX AND THE CITY. i'm still not sure how i feel about it.

KATE & IGEEH

i entered boracay room not knowing where to sit.

i decided to sit in the back row. someone was there already. someone with very chinky eyes and high eyebrows that seem to say, "sit next to me if you dare.."

i sat anyway. i can't remember who initiated small conversation but i soon learned that:

igeeh is the name, from SITEL.

halfway through the training, someone came in and went directly to the trainer. we all didn't know who she was, all we knew is that she was late. way late, and she was wearing flip flops. she was admitted and made her way towards our row. while she was walking, she was asked to introduce herself, as she missed the mandatory here's-my-information-stalk-me stage.

she waited until she got to an empty seat next to me.

she sat anyway. and i remember it was her who offered her details to the class:

she's kathleen. who prefers to be called kate, from SYKES.

the next weeks flew by, amidst proxy sites, friendster, multiply, blogger and hot dog bush. haha! we learned enough about each other. katie's lovelife and the tragedies it brings ( i can still vividly remember that articulate exchange of words on her multiply page.. hahaha!) igeeh's academic dilemma which is in shakespearean proportion: to go back to school or not to go back? to cut hair or not to cut hair?

i also shared my own dilemma. they saw me walk out the door every 7am to get to my training that's two trains away. then schedules changed and i was left with no choice but to get out. a week after, igeeh followed suit.

in the span of a month, we were able to develop friendship and with katie's birthday, we were able to get together again. so here's to friendship. here's to us. CHEERS!!!

JOLT

i've been meaning to write but i can't get my thoughts organized.

i'm still reeling from the shock that monday morning brought: NO PGH.

i dunno. i've been with them for just over a month but i'm missing them terribly. it's like breaking up with your boyfriend--minus the crying and cursing. haha!

i miss mel's camera..haha! not mel, just his camera. kidding. i miss his antics, his open adoration for pineda something and rap, his next door neighbor. ahahahahaha! this cracks me up! ahahahahaha!

maybe i miss the flash of his camera after doing something everytime. like, after doing your notes, picture. after lunch, picture. after treating a patient, picture. heck, for no reason at all as long as the battery's not dead, PICTURE!!!

i miss throwing random questions at rudolf. and i miss hearing his absurdly honest answers. oh, wait. i have one of those "interviews" on video. nyahaha!

i miss throwing random questions at doc too.. i miss hearing him talk to his kid patients. "gusto mo ng jollibee?" hahaha!

hell, i miss throwing random questions at everyone! hehehe

i miss ces's brutal honesty. kung si ces, cute yon. kung iba, kapal ng mukha. mwehehehe!

i miss rachel's kakulitan. how many chances in a lifetime will you get to rub elbows with royalty? i will definitely miss most her hawaiian dance. haha!

i miss pickles' paranoia about her health. and her abject refusal of anything pork. hehe

i was listening to my favorite songs last night, and this song made me miss you guys even more.


MINSANeraserheadsminsan sa may kalayaan tayo'y nagkatagpuan
may mga sariling gimik at kaya-kanyang hangad sa buhay
sa ilalim ng iisang bubongmga sekretong ibinubulong
kahit na anong mangyarikahit na saan ka man patungo

ngunit ngayon kay bilis maglaho ng kahapon
sana'y huwag kalimutan ang ating mga pinagsamahan
at kung sakaling gipitin ay laging iisipin
na minsan tayo ay nagingtunay na magkaibigan

minsan ay parang wala nang bukas sa buhay natin
inuman sa magdamag na para bang tayo'y mauubusan
sa ilalim ng bilog na buwanmga tiyan nati'y walang laman
ngunit kahit na walang peraang bawat gabi'y anong saya

minsan ay hindi ko na alam ang nangyayari
kahit na anong gawinlahat ng bagay ay merong hangganan
dahil ngayon tayo ay nilimot ng kahapon
di na mapipilitang buhayin ang ating pinagsamahan
ngunit kung sakaling mapadaan bakaikaw ay aking tawagan
dahil minsan tayo ay nagingtunay na magkaibigan

well, we really didn't meet at Kalayaan, but UP signifies freedom anyway.
and though we didn't drink till we dropped, we did consume a lot of nutrilicious, so i guess that'll do too. hehehe

this is for all of you. till we see each other again.